Living alone and social isolation badly affect mental health: Consider a retirement living community
The individual and combined effects of social isolation and loneliness on memory in middle-aged and older adults has been studied over six years and the findings are disturbing. The Canadian study published in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics found both social isolation and loneliness had…
Is this Seniors Card the best in Australia?
Australians are supported to live their best, happiest, and healthiest lives as they age. Each state and territory government offers a Seniors Cards. To be eligible for a Seniors Card people need to be aged 60, a permanent resident and not be in more than…
Kidnapped gorilla reunited with residents at village in Melbourne’s northeast
The 1.5 metre garden ornament disappeared from Abound Communities’ Leith Park retirement village at St Helena, 21km northeast of Melbourne’s CBD, a month ago. The theft of the gorilla, affectionately known as Garry, upset the residents in the 140 self-contained independent living homes and the…
The security and benefits of living in a retirement village
A retirement village is a complex of apartments or villas that provides housing to people aged over 55. A few operators state they are for 75 plus residents and the average age of residents entering villages is 75. The traditional appeal of retirement villages is…
Great things happen in a retirement village: The Grange by name, a grange by nature
Village residents have had different life experiences and for many, the mind remains sharp and willing to take on a new challenge.
Resident abuse awareness in retirement living not enough: Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM
The Retirement Living Council has been put on notice it must introduce new nationwide strategies to better identify and respond to resident abuse. The Age Discrimination Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald AM, who spoke at the National Retirement Living Summit, said elder abuse affects one in six…
The Commonwealth Seniors Health Card has extra energy in most states
The cost of living in Australia is being felt by everyone with seniors among the worst affected. However, the Federal and State Governments are offering financial energy rebates. NSW Independent retirees in NSW holding a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card can apply for a $200-per-year Seniors…
RVRA, ADC and RLC’s united message to denounce elder abuse in retirement villages
12 months ago, the Retirement Village Residents Association (RVRA) released the survey, Ageing Without Fear, conducted across 120 NSW villages and 1,259 residents. 40% of residents have experienced abuse: first with residents and their families, and second with retirement village operators. The RVRA then partnered…
Discovering retirement living: Aussies over 70 says it’s the best time of their life
The Retirement Living Council, an arm of the Property Council of Australia, predict 18,000 retirement dwellings will be built from 2023-2030. With the high demand for retirement living, be it an independent living unit in a retirement village or a manufactured home in a land…
Seniors paid to work in tourism to keep receiving the Age Pension
The Government’s scheme to let older Australians take jobs in the ailing tourism industry and still receive the Pension has been made permanent. As part of the $48 million Supporting Tourism and Travel package introduced in the October 2022 Budget, changes to the Work Bonus…